Dactylophora nigricans
Dactylophora nigricans, the Dusky morwong, is a species of morwong native to the western and southern coastal reefs of Australia where it is found down to about 60 metres (200 ft) in depth. This species grows to a length of 120 centimetres (47 in) TL and is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
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| Genus: | Dactylophora De Vis, 1883 |
| Species: | D. nigricans |
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| Dactylophora nigricans (J. Richardson, 1850) | |
Systematics
The dusky morwong used to be assigned to Cheilodactylidae, but a 2004 DNA analysis found it to be closer to Latris than to Cheilodactylus, prompting its reclassification in Latridae.[2]
Distribution
Lancelin, Western Australia, to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, and south to Maria Island, Tasmania.[3]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dactylophora nigricans" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- Burridge, Christopher P. & Smolenski, Adam J. (2004). "Molecular phylogeny of the Cheilodactylidae and Latridae (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea) with notes on taxonomy and biogeography". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 30 (1): 118–127. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00157-X.
- Edgar, Graham J. (2008). Australian Marine Life: The plants and animals of temperate waters (Second ed.). Sydney: New Holland. ISBN 9781921517174.
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